. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, we're going to bring you a firsthand account of the pearl harborhe mouth of a survivor. >> as we head to break, a live look at the rainy and wet boardwalk in ocean city. it is 4:49 right now, 64 degrees. back after this. this. ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. >> ♪ >> welcome back at 4:51. among the many veterans in washington to mark this memorial day is pearl harbor survivor jim downing. >> downing says he remembers that day as if it was yesterday. fox5's bob barnard has his story. >> you are quite a guy. it's an honor to meet you. >> thank you so much. [applause] >> reporter: he's ago living memorial to the attack on pe

we have a chapter on pearl harbor, the dramatic attack. anita wrote the section on midway, the turning point militarily for the united states in many ways. you have the generals, eisenhower, patton, bradley, marshall -- all conducting --erprises that were listed enterprises that were essential to the victory for the united states. -- that would make a pivotal difference in the war. then you have the end finally of the great depression. what you the thinking of a generation of americans. coming to an end at the end of world war ii. you have a lot to work with. we worked with those elements in the book -- "fdr goes to war." i would like it needed to comment on some of these features of world war ii and franklin roosevelt. anita: it is a pleasure to be cato and my old friend david bowles. as burton just said, her goal in writing this book was to make it larger than an economic pick. book to give everyone a that in 300 pages or so, you can get an overview of world war ii, whether you are a young person trying to learn about world war ii. we ha

so people always say do you think fdr knew about pearl harbor? think fdr he knew an attack was coming, and he knew an attack is probably coming the first of december, the first two weeks of december, but where was a going to be? almost everyone thought it would be on singapore and probably the philippines. the japanese had 50,000 troops in saigon, vietnam, back then french indochina. living to the fdr and general marcia had the war department worn the bases to go on high alert. if i had an hour, i could go over what happened at pearl harbor. it is the perfect storm of mistakes. everyone there believed -- they were in command, but in command with the attitude it does not matter anyway because we will not be attacked, so why bother? that is a bad way to do it. other commanders had done that, but if it was 1932, 1934, 19 36, and you are a commander in hawaii, you could have that attitude and you could spend two years in hawaii and not do all lot. but in december 1941, it was a poor way to run things. i don't think fdr directing new about pearl harbo

pearl harbor, keep america alert.ed keep america alert and strong. >> reporter: and we absolute you, lieutenant downing. at the world war ii memorial along the mall in washington, bob barnard fox 5 local news. >> he's the most popular guy on site and rightfully so >> looking good. >>> coming up. a politician returning to washington >> we're talking about frank under wood. house of cards. we're going to give you a sneak respective of season five coming up. e coming up. what made two guys build race car engines in their own shop? what made them believe that a two-ton behemoth could compete in a track race? or that they could take on the elite in world motor racing, and win? we may never truly understand what drives mercedes-amg. but here's to another 50 years of it. mercedes-amg. half a century of driving performance. >>> beautiful day >> at least we got sunshine. it lent itself to a quiet an

the result of that attack will be such that it causes more death than pearl harbor.ore casualties than pearl harbor. they are thinking, what is this guy talking about? thatf the other result is the two tall buildings we are going to build 10 years from now, 30 years from now they will come crumbling down. you are telling me to be predictive. i'm looking long-term. we don't have any buildings yet. we will build some buildings. 30 years after that the united states will undergo an attack of which they will be more deaths than pearl harbor. and one of the results of that will be these two tall buildings that don't exist now will come crumbling down. i'm sure people are sitting there like where is this guy going? i could see the first question being ok, general, you are saying the united states will undergo an attack of which there will be more deaths than pearl harbor? right. what is the enemy going to be armed with that will cost thousands of people to die on the continental united states? bombs,ath rays, neutron laser guns? willn a futuristic weapon they be armed with

like all world war two veteran the pearl har harbor ur survivored are dwindling in number. he. >> visiting from his home in colorado springs lieutenant downing is in washington for this memorial day and has just written a book called the other side of infamy. >> yes, i started the book for my children and grabbed children. i've had a very adventurous life. >> jim downing worked for chris tap ministry for many years and the horror inmrinted. >> prl harbor ep -- rep, keep aamerica lert and i added to that keep america lert and strong. >> we slight you lieu step enter downing along the wall in washington. bop bop, fox. >> he mentioned it's been 30 years through start storm think how long it's about and the fact you have kids going up and shaking hand and saying thank you for your service it goes a long take your opportunity to talk to. >> and the fact he's sharing starry of who's whom he served who pass away that day. that's made rt ever memorial day. mother's fight to have her s sop's name posted on the military wall. >> your loved one is served and why condition they be adde

the oldest living pearl harbor survivor was there to remember those who didn't come home and remember the day that lived in infamy. q mccray has the story. windows the memorial is busy on any given day of the year. you know that. but now it's busy for the memorial the crowd here earlier to meet the hero was immense. >> everyone wanted to shake his hand. he is the oldest living survivor on the attack of pearl harbor. >> i a emin good health for a young man like me. q: as the stories of the survival go, he has plenty. >> my life and millions of other americans that are still serving. >> he wasn't the only veteran taking pictures on the national mall. a special wreath laying ceremony at the world war ii memorial gave visitors the opportunity to gets up close and personal with the real life heroes. >> i feel pride i can shake his hand. q: chafers turned 105 in march. his annual trips to d.c. on memorial day is a tradition, one he hopes to continue next year. >> i think it's great that people remember what the day means. and the men and the women that served in the country. >> he did some

trump: by the attack on pearl harbor, jack had already served six years in the navy. in the six months that followed, the allies suffered many defeats and many casualties. japan captured footholds all across the pacific. and that was closing fast on australia. in may 1942 they moved on the base just a few hundred miles from australian shores. it was there off the coast that american and australian ships met the enemy in the coral sea. on the morning of may 7, jack powers launched his dauntless dive bomber from the deck of the yorktown. he was some flyer, i can tell you that. soon he dived straight at an enemy carrier and dropped his bomb solo. he was almost caught in the blast. he was badly hurt. he escaped, and the carrier sank. that night on the yorktown, jack urged the other pilots to take the same risk. that is the way to do it, that is the way you win. that is the way you sink them. whatever the cost, even if it cost you your lives. that is how you think the ship. -- that is the way you sink the ship. he pressed his point. remember the folks back home are countin

tributes to those who died in service and you'll meet a pair of veterans old enough to remember pearl harbor>>> and we're learning from the manchester suicide bomber was doing days before that deadly attack, how it's changing the investigation. >>> and the reason one d.c. man is putting a concrete barrier in front of his bedroom window. >>> news4 at 5:00 starts now. >>> and we begin tonight with a warning as many of you will be traveling during the summer. right now the roads are already ti get packed. the long weekend comes to a close. the bay bridge is busy as beach goers head back home. 95, 270, and 66 are also packed with drivers make their way home. tonight, an important reminder to pay attention when you're on the roadway. a maryland state trooper just returned to the job after getting hurts in a crash a few weeks ago. >> when that happened, how many hours into the job were you? >> i'd probably say three. >> three hours into your first day? >> three hours into my first day. >> you heard that right. adam thatcher was hit during his first day on the job. he is the latest in a fast-rising

when the japanese attacked pearl harbor, he was a college kid. the 19 you will -- the 19-year-old you know here, imagine back-- then, pearl harbor happened, and john glenn decides he's going to serve. he signed up to be a marine corps pilot. when the korean war broke out, he stepped up again. for his distinguished bravery he was awarded. face --s historic historic spaceflight, he decided a different type of service. about one year ago, i asked john glenn to calm any my staff. he and his wonderful wife showed up, and a peppered john glenn with questions. it was really interesting, because he told my team that happiness in life does not, from all the material things you think about. , happiness in life comes from one thing, and that is serving others. he spoke about serving the cause greater than yourself. he was someone who never stopped finding ways to serve. with his talents, he could have done anything, absolutely it does not have to be about politics are public willce, but many of us leave here energized ready to --p and make sure that your mi

when the japanese attacked pearl harbor, he was a college kid. for the 19-year-olds that you war two hits, pearl harbor is attacked john glenn , decides he's going to serve. he put his dreams aside. he left his high school sweetheart and signed up to be a marine corps pilot. he flew 59 honda missions in the pacific. -- combat missions in the pacific. when the korean war broke out, he stepped up again. he flew 90 more combat missions. for his distinguished bravery he was awarded. people don't realize that about john glenn, a hero long before he became an astronaut. after his historic spaceflight, he decided to pursue a different type of service. he ran for office. he represented ohio for 24 years, longer than any other senator in the history of our state. about one year ago, i asked john come meet with my staff. he and his wonderful wife showed up, and they peppered john glenn with questions. it was really interesting, because he told my team that happiness in life does not come from all the material things you think about. in his you, at 90 somet

when the japanese attacked pearl harbor, he was a college kid. so for the 19-year-old you know here, imagine back then, pearl harbor happened, and john glenn decides he's going to serve. he put his dreams aside, left his high school sweetheart, annie, and he signed up to be a marine corps pilot. when the korean war broke out, he stepped up again. he flew 90 more combat missions in the korean war. for his distinguished bravery he was awarded. people don't realize this about john glenn. after his historic spaceflight, he decided to pursue a different type of service. and he ran for office. he revisited ohio four 24 years, longer than any senator in the state. about one year ago, i asked john glenn to calm any my staff. we had a staff retreat in columbus, ohio. he and his wonderful wife showed they peppered john glenn with questions. it was really interesting, because he told my team that happiness in life does not, from all the material things you think about. but in his view, happiness in life comes from one thing, and that is serving others. in s

chester nimitz went out to pearl harbor. he called together the officers who had been there and who in the time were complicit in the terrible strategy of the enemy surprise attack them up with the exception of one admiral and when general who were already on the way home, and said to them, will you do me, will you do your country the honor of serving with me to fix this situation? nice little lesson in leadership. all these people expected to be fired, and of course they weren't. not long after pearl harbor, and i can't forbear mentioning this, franklin roosevelt, who was an extraordinarily active picker of military talent, wondered out loud -- he said, is there something we can do to get back at the intimate? -- at the enemy? it was a terrible time for the armed forces and the country. yes, there are probably certain things we can do. two or three weeks later, one of roosevelt's assistants came into the office and said, the newspapers are talking about how we bombed tokyo. is that true, sir? well, i think it is true. you k

on the uss enterprise, one of the few ships unscathed by the sneak attack on their home port, pearl harbor. enterprise and her crew returned to the dark and harbor the night of december 8, 1941, lit only by flaming oil slick waters. with few operational ships, not to mention aircraft carriers left in the pacific, then he in the enterprise resupplied in short order. the japanese navy, then the most powerful in the world and some of the most lopsided battles in american naval history. fortunately, for me benny wrote eyewitness accounts of virtually every single one. meanwhile, back in washington bill had been tasked by president roosevelt to set up and run a new and top-secret map room in the white house basement its mission would be to track troop and ship the movements multiplying across the globe. guarded and locked the map room would operate around the clock. its walls were lined with national geographic charts-- >> welcomes to gaithersburg. >> continuously updated movements in every corner of the world and also translated and received all of roosevelt's diplomatic cables to and from win

he returned to pearl harbor to help repair the uss virginia.e eventually moved back home to lawrence county, alabama, where he ran a small business and worked at the local paper mill until 1992. welcome mr. andrew robertson. he was awarded the king's medal in 1942. he is a veteran of the korean and vietnam wars. after a distinguished career with an 80 at home and see -- sea he served as the federal vice president of the navy league of australia ever since. please join us in recognizing these heroes of the greatest generation. [applause] >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, you will note that the table in front is set, and yet it is empty. it is in remembrance of our fallen comrades and friends who are no longer with us. i ask you to stay standing and odeen to the reading of the by the end. >> they shall not grow old as we that are left are old. age shall not weary them were the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. we will remember them. everyone please join me in

h motto, remember pearl harbor, keep america alert.merica alert and strong. >> reporter: and we salute you, lieutenant downing. at the world war ii memorial along the mall in washington, bob barnard, fox5 local news. >> looking sharp in his uniform. >> 103 years old. >> unbelievable. >> can you imagine. >> somebody -- i mean every word that he says needs to be recorded. you know what i mean? the stories he can tell. the ones he is telling thank you so much for your service. wow! thank you. >> thanks bob for bringing thus story. >>> let take a look what's coming up on good day d.c. on this memorial day. of course, we'll keep the memorial day celebrations going. we'll let you know what's going on as we honor our nation's fallen military members. we'll give you a behind the scenes look at today's memorial day parade that's coming up this afternoon in the district when we chat live with two of the parades grand marshals. >> memorial day also means the unofficial start of summer. so we've got you covered for your summer grilling. chef mel m

. >> it resulted in a naval victory for japan just after six months after the attack on pearl harbor. in just six days, american .istory tv will be live the five star admirals who won the war at the. the honesty of a coworker who outwitted at midway. or, co-author of never call me a hero, a legendary pilot remembers the battle of midway. special innniversary north slope, virginia on june 2 beginning at 9:30 a.m. on c-span3. >> he talks about how ending slavery became a major goal for the u.s. and discusses the ways slavery was ended. he argues that emancipation was a process achieved gradually rather than happening just by the emancipation proclamation or the 13th amendment. his class is about an hour and 10 minutes. be focusingeek will on this central question of history why this

this was pearl harbor then. the next day, roosevelt went to congress and ask for declaration with only onewar dissension, a pacifist who had voted against war in 1917. so britain and the united states were now engaged in war. britain immediately declared war on japan. indeed it might be disastrous for war in europe because material might be taken from europe and sent to the pacific, except the situation was transformed four days later by hitler making the greatest stake of his career, which was to declare war on the united states. allied withtaly was germany, also declared war. this was completely unnecessary. he did not need to declare war just because they were allies with japan, but saw it as a mark of solidarity and genuinely believed that japan from one side and germany from the other side would be able to crush the united states, which is a decadent sort of country and so on, so he made his mistake and declaring war on the united states, which meant that the united states was now involved in the european w

over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. and friday american history tv will be live all day in virginia for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include author of "the admirals." the five star admirals who won the war at sea. elliot carlson with his book. anthony tully, co-author of "shattered sword" and timothy ore co author of "never call me a hero." a legendary bomber remembers the battle of midway. watch the 75th anniversary special live on friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> welcome to reel america on american history tv. in eight minutes, a discussion from 50 years ago with then california governor ronald reagan, republican and new york senator robert kennedy. the topic vietnam and questions via satellite from students in london. but first here is an excerpt from that cbs news program. >> i believe the war is illegal, immoral and economicall

over japan, just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. american history tv will be live from the macarthur memorial visitors center for the 70 that anniversary of the battle of midway. feature speakers include walter , elliott carlson, anthony timothy orr. watch the battle of midway's 75th anniversary special live from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia on june the second. announcer: next, sculptor gordon kray talks about his artistic process in creating a statute of president james monroe for the college of william and mary in waynesburg, virginia. he attended the college until he enlisted to fight the british in the revolutionary war. william and mary is also gordon kray's alma mater. this is an hour-long event which is part of a symposium titled, james monroe, presidential migration. >> our speaker today is gordon kray. we go way back

it was laid down just one week before the tragic and the tragedy of pearl harbor. and helped secure freedom in its hour of need. i was proud to share the news that this week my administration reached a historic deal with congress to end the devastating cuts to the united states military. [applause] i don't know what they were thinking when they started cutting but we've got a dull comment back end big, believe m me. it's coming back fast ordering lots of plans, lots of ships, lots of jobs. we will add more than $25 billion for national defense in a short period of time, we will ensure our service members have the equipment, tools, training and resources that they need and they so richly deserve. but security also requires friends that you can truly count on. that is why i was pleased to meet with prime minister turnbull and why i'm so glad to be here with you tonight, we had a great meeting just a little while ago. i want to thank the american australian association for hosting this event which i've been contributing to by the way for years through rupert, he would

three month before pearl harbor, i just thought that might be of interest. the constitution states that it is congress who declares war but it is the presidents more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. in his book, judge baron opens with an account of george washington and the continental congress over washington's plan before the british invasion. congress ordered him not to do so and he obeyed. baron takes us through all the wars that followed. 1812, the mexican war, the civil war, spanish-american war, world wars one and 2, iraq and the war on terror. congress criticized george w. bush for being too aggressive and barack obama for not being aggressive enough. and recounting how our presidents declared and waged wars, baron shows these executives get their way without openly defying congress. i am interested in the sections of the book that follows the iraq war, there will be a lot of questions on how all this is in the age of the drone and the idea that we may not have large war like this in the future, going to congress and making it obsole

over japan, just six months after the attack on pearl harbor.ne 2, american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia for the anniversary of the battle of midway. feature speakers include walter the five star admirals who won the war at sea, elliott anthonywith his book, ore., and timothy watch the battle of midway anniversary special live from the macarthur memorial visitors center in virginia on june 2 beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. sunday, june 4, author and journalist will be with us. >> if you grow up looking at thousands of faces until one day you see one face that you feel is put on earth just for you, that is the moment you fall in love. for me, trump was like that, except it was the opposite. [laughter] him on theirst saw campaign trail, i thought this is a person who is unique, horrible, amazing, terrible characteristics were put on earth specifically for me to orreciate or unappreciate, whatever the verb is, because i have been spending a lot of

over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor and on june 2 american history tv will belive all day from the macarthur memorial visitors' center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include walter borneman author of "the admirals" the five star admirals who won the war at sea, elliot carlson with his book. anthony tully, coauthor of "shattered sword" the untold story of the battle of midway. and timothy orr coauthor of "never call me a hero" a legendary american dive bomber pilot remembers the battlef

the attack on pearl harbor shook him up. it was not something he had foreseen. , very quickly, within just a few months after pearl harbor, vorys and some other conservative republicans start arguing that we have to begin to think about the post-world war ii period because they were confident in the long run that the united states and the allies would win. so, we have to begin thinking is the post for an war policy that would benefit the united states. the guiding principle was we inadvertently, we got involved wars, how do we prevent that from happening in their time? in 1943, he helped to sponsor a congressional resolution. it was after senator william fulbright. this was passed by congress in 1943. it advocated the united states joining some kind of international organization either the wake of the water or right with the organized like the league of nations after world war i. you have this former thattionist who is arguing we need a new league of nations and the united states has to take the lead. the other big step that

. >> reporter: two of the oldest surviving vets from pearl harbor helped to place a wreath a 103-year-oldowning, and the oldest pearl harbor survivor, ray chaff evez, at 10 years old, would have preferred a shorter ceremony. >> i thought it was great. i thought it was long, but it was too good. i enjoyed every minute of it. >> reporter: for privacy jones, he had a message for sergeant radish. >> i really appreciate his service and it's definitely an inspiration to meet him. >> reporter: sergeant radish had a message for all americans. >> you're always suffering as a veteran. you remember it constantly, your whole life. and war, as i said before, wars never end. >> reporter: at the world war ii memorial, mark segraves, news4. >>> and still ahead, trouble for the start of the busy travel season at airports here and abroad. see what went wrong. >>> plus, how security scares and terrorism are impacting many of your summer vacations and why it could be keeping more of you a little bit closer to home. but first, here's doug. >>> we have the cloud cover after highs hit the low to mid 80s across

over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. on june 2, american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitor center in norfolk, virginia, for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include author of the admirals, the five-star admirals who the war at sea. , the carlson with his book odyssey the code breaker at midway. anthony tulley, author of the untold story of the battle of midway, and the co-author of never call me a hero, a legendary american dive bomber probably remembers the battle of midway. watch the battle of midway 75th anniversary schedule live from the macarthur memorial visitor center from april, virginia on american history tv on c-span3. craig c-span, where history unfold daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. announcer: next, sculptor gordon kray talks about his artistic process in creating a statute of president james monroe for the college of william

over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include the author of the five star admirals who won the war at sea. , the odyssey of the code breaker who outwitted yamamoto and -- yamamoto at midway and the untold story of the battle of midway. and the co-author of "never call -- watch the 75th midway anniversary center live from norfolk virginia on

he listed in the navy after the attack on pearl harbor.e completed his training at notre dame, and he soon and that up not far from here on the waters of the mediterranean. he was among the tens of thousands of allied right here, about 70 miles away, to be exact. it was to be a major allied offensive on european soil, and it was important. darkness,p cloaked in just six miles offshore, this man and others noticed that a smokescreen device had caught needed tosmall boat support the landings. -- what was filled with explosives. he knew if you did not stop the fire, an explosion would light up the night guy -- the night his alert the enemy, all of fellow comrades would be killed and the invasion would be a failure. he rushed to the source of smoke , hardly able to breathe, breathing the smoke him, and without a thought for his own safety and up the burning device with his their hands -- bare hands, ran to the side of the boat, and hurled it into the sea, as far as he could throw. he did decisive moment, not hesitate. he acted. in that act, he

honoring the oldest living pearl harbor survivor. this is ray chavez from san diego. he turned 105 in march. the city had a big birthday party for him today. the mayor suggested putting a statue up in his honor. and that is something chavez seems to like. >> oh my goodness. [ laughter ] that's okay with me. very proud of that. >> he was presented with this special giant birthday card. and guess what? you will get to see him in d.c. here today. he will be on the memorial day parade float this monday. >> on average 22 votes a day take their own life. it has gotten a little better. service members are more likely to reach out. there is still progress to be made. that is why we wept on this trek. >> it's the final leg of a grueling script. every day for the past 14 days they have walked 22-milo veteran suicide and depression. their plan was to walk 300 miles along the northern edge of michigan. there was rain and thunderstorms and one of them developed tendinitis but it didn't stop them. today is a little easier. they have just five miles to end their journal thee. >> goo

and they covered it like it was pearl harbor.en in their endorsement of me, this e-mail thing, it is like a help desk issue. it was always a hard issue to put to bed but we put it to bed in july and then it rose up again. >> i want to do one more of these misjudgment things and then we'll go on. goldman sachs. you knew you were going on run for president or you thought might, probably, you had to be thinking about it as a possibility. why did you do those? >> why do you have goldman sachs here? because they pay us. they paid me. look, again -- >> i know they paid you and they paid you a lot. >> yes, yes. yes. >> you're not somebody who need that had money for the next week's shopping and you knew you might have run. so why do it? >> well, i gave speeches to many, many groups. .to camp counsellors, to health care executives, .to just a wide range of groups. not just the united states. knew what they did for the economy and to the economy. and i think that speaking to them, raising questions, which i did in 2008 and 2009, people ha

he's a pearl harbor survivor and a frequent sky diver. >> every time you do something like this it makes you feel pretty good. nobody else has done it. >> he's hanging up the parachute for the good but he'll continue to travel and give motivational speeches. >> >> we have some good news. a huge donation to fight homelessness in san francisco. the new plan -- next. >>> and it's costing bart millions of dollars a year. people jumping the gate and not paying for fares. why isn't the agency cracking down on the problem. i'm jessica flores. and i'll have the story coming up. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> it's monday, may 8th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. a live look at the bay bridge. 880 in oakland is not looking too bad at this hour. >> you're right. jaclyn always says rubies and diamonds. >> headlights and taillights. >> and we don't have much longer until we start swinging into graduation mode. summer breaks around the corner. it's so exciting. and then i get to have two boys at home living with me. won't that be fun? >> i just see a lot o

over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. and on june 2, american history fromll be live all day macarthur memorial visitor's center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include author , arthur boardman -- featured speakers include arthar orr.r boardman and timothy watch the battle of midway's 75th anniversary special lists from the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia beginning at 9:30 a.m. history -- 9:30 a.m. eastern. next, virginia military institute professor john matsui discusses the rolling of religion in the shenandoah valley during the civil war and how religious differences between the union occupiers and confederate citizens of the valley often led to disagreements about politics and the abolition of slavery. this is part of a conference hosted by civil war history. >> welcome back. we are thrilled to collaborate with our sister institutions and universities here in the state of virginia. happyt spirit, we are so to welcome as a representative of the virginia m

over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor.rican history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitor's in 5ththern virginia for the 7 anniversary of the battle of midway. the five star admirals who won r at sea. anthony telly, co-author of shattered sword: the untold story of the battle of midway, and timothy or, co-author of aver call me a hero: legendary american dive bomber pilot remembers the battle of midway. watch the battle of midway 75th anniversary center live from norfolk, virginia, on friday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on the span three. we want to welcome den caldwell, the director of policy for the concerned veterans of america. we want to talk about a piece you wrote for "the hill." "money cannot buy via a reform." by veterans affairs reform." has received mass budget increases on terrorglobal war began in 2001. under the obama administrationing saw the

i mean, i was a child at pearl harbor, and that was something to be afraid of. they were sinking american ships right off the coast of georgia, but franklin roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, and all of a sudden the country was put at ease, and we went through pearl harbor after that, and we -- and, you know, we've had crisis. every crisis of violence and blood shedded in civil rights movement was a potential for blowing up, and everybody was wondering where is the violence coming? well, we understood that violence destroys, and we were trying to learn to live together as brothers and sisters, and it -- it -- and nobody right now was to blame. we were born into a mess of a world, and we don't have to blame anybody on what we've had. we have to use the common consensus and intelligence and research and -- and the labor of ordinary people to solve our problems. >> right. which applies in a different sense today in america in 2017. andrew young, mr. ambassador, thank you so much. those are words to hang on to now. thank you so much for yo

rushing for gas masks, look at the upper right-hand corner, december 7, 1941, uss new orleans, pearl harbor. he is right there in the eye of the storm describing what it is like it because he is trapped in the forward engine room there was nowhere for him to go, he wrote a 50 page letter which he cannot send originally, he held onto it and thankfully he survived which is how we have the letter. we get emails from different generations, we see echoes overtime, similar experiences. one of the most powerful letters we received, 14 pages hand written by a young woman, anna miller, who was also witness to one of the most terrific days in american history and she writes -- he is off to safety, not writing it the way it was in world war ii but soon after it happened, ready letter to her parents, and we hear this massive boom outside and everybody stops, talking among ourselves, scaffolding, walked in, we start to hear sirens and they are getting louder and louder. we hear people screaming, someone in the audience stands up and says sorry to interrupt you, can we look outside to see what is going o

you look the upper right-hand corner, december 7, 1941, uss new orleans, pearl harbor. he is right the in eye 0 the storm describing it and there is would nowhere for him to good and it it's was like a 50-page letter which he could not send originally. he held on it to and thankfully survived, which is how we have the letter. and because we get letters and now e-mails from different generations you. get to see the echos over time. people had similar experiences. and one of the most powerful letters we received was 14 pages, handwritten, by a young woman, anna miller, who was also witness to one of the most horrific days in american history and she writes her throat her parent. she not the -- she is soon after it happened and she is writing a letter to per parents and narrating almost like a short story. begins in a business meeting, with a speaker and 100 people, and they all -- she's describing this in the first person. we hear this mass sim boom outside. -- massive boom and everybody stops and talk and realize it's probably construction that had fallen from the buildi

about a year after pearl harbor, year after pearl harbor, franklin roosevelt decided he wanted to try to figure out what kind of world the united states wanted to build at the end of world war ii. he could always see that the united states would decisively win this war. he did not have someone he could talk to and really trust. except mackenzie king, who is a confidence. he asked him to come to washington. king took the train, went to washington and they sat down at dinner. roosevelt had a martini, did not offer mackenzie king a drink because he knew he was a teetotaler. then he went to the oval office and franklin roosevelt, this aging, visionary man described to him what kind of world he wanted to build. mckinsey kept a diary nd it is one of the rare instances of where we have recorded roosevelt's vision. and it was in understanding that the world has so far been characterized by war, great power of conflict, colonial empires, economic -- and next line tatian. the united states cannot support the resurrection of that old order. we are going to try to do something different. we're go

walling a pearl harbor survivor from california has been skydiving for years, but he says this dive will be his last. at 96 years old he says he's finally ready to hang up the parachute after one last jump. he'll continue to travel and give motivational speeches. >> we'll >> tonight on wusa9 news at 5, a dispute over a wall between businesses in northern virg. inia >> and we're digging for new details on the woman who went off on a racist rant. >> and the personal story of a retired football player who desperately needs his portion of the concussion lawsuit settlement. >> and a quick check of the forecast, breezy but sunny. enjoy the sunshine today. we're looking at a very cold night tonight, there will be some frost northwest of town tomorrow morning. put the kids out the door on the bus and lots of layers. rain showers return thursday into friday into saturday into mother's day on sunday. >> not fair. >> so unfortunately another weekend, another chance of rain. you can always get that forecast on our app. >> that's it for wusa9 news at have a great day. check out the puppy cam, one of

time for head coach to play the clip from animal house asking was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbornd it on youtube. we don't want it to be over. advice perhaps more philosophical. >> i think you just have to have the mindset of enjoying the moment. it is a great time of year. you worked all summer long to be put in this position and all season long to be put in this position. enjoy it. our team will have to kind of collectively as a group. we are going to have to do it in an inspiring way. with our group it always starts in the defensive end. >> this series has had a little of everything. three games decided by a total of four runs. walk off winners and now intervention by licensed meteorologist. >> it wouldn't be bad if they cancelled it. >> doug sayth and taketh away. don't be upset with doug. tonight's finale postponed. the game will be made up on thursday june 8 at 7:05. doug was right. even upset turner. apparently this guy did not watch news 4 at 6:00. this is what happens when you don't watch doug you end up getting rained >>> magnificently we float into the mystics a little

enlisted in the navy after the attack on a roll harbor, and soon ended up not far from here -- on pearl harbor, and soon ended up not far from here. in the waters of the mediterranean. of july 9, 1943, he was among the tens of thousands of allied forces preparing for a surprise landing the next morning on the shores of sicily, right here, about 70 miles away. to be exact. it was to be a major allied offense on european soil, and it was important. on his ship, cloaked in darkness just six miles offshore, he and others noticed that a smoke screen device has caught fire in a small boat staged to support the landings. the boat was filled with explosives. he knew that if he didn't stop the fire, and explosion would light up the night sky, alert the enemy, all of his fellow comrades would be killed, and the invasion would be a failure. so paul rushed to the source of smoke, hardly able to breathe, breathing this smoke in, and without a thought for his own safety, picked up the burning device with his bare hands, ran to the side of the boat, and hurled it into the sea as far as he could throw. in tha

. -- caller: airline industry has been feeding off the taxpayer since pearl harbor. the man was going about 9/11, it would never have occurred have safety measures been put in place by the airlines that they said were too much of a hindrance on business. business benefits more than anyone else and for the airlines in this country, let them pay for it. host: when it comes to customer treatment, do you think this incident has force the industry to turn a corner? caller: listen, they put extra chairs in the rows on the airplanes. they do not care about anybody's comfort. host: what do you think you will hear -- caller: packers in like sardines. host: what do you think we will hear from them testifying in the hearing? caller: depends on how much money they get from the airline industry. host: it is on c-span3 and c-span.org and on the c-span radio app. time for one or two more calls before the house. pennsylvania, democrat line, jan. caller: congressman shuster is our congressmen in our area and i have two comments. we cannot get this congressman to have a town meeting i